Baby carriage or collapsible cart



Jan. 16, i923. L442f733 F. PASCHOAL v BABY CARRIAGE 0R COLLAPSIBLE CART.

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FRANK PiSCI-IOAL, OFLAWRENCE, NEW YORK.

BABY CAREEAGE OR COLLAPSIBLE CART.

application sied. March 11i,` 1922. serial No. 543,599..

T @ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that I, FRANK PrisorrofiL, acitizen oi Portugal) and a resident ot' Lawrence, in the county ofNassau and State ot New iiyorlnhave invented a new and 1mproved BabyCarriage or Collapsible Cart1 ot' which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

rllhis invention relates to a baby carriage, and has for an object theprovision ota carriage in which the various parts of the carriage can becollapsed within the body portionl so that when in the collapsedcondition the carriage is entirely closed up and substantially simulatesa suitcase and can be carried like a suitcase.

Another object resides in the provision ot means whereby the closing andopening of the parts of the carriage are made extremely simple so thatany woman can readily use the carriage with a minimum amount of efforton her part.

A further object resides in thesiinpl'icity and ruggedness of the parts,which enables the carriage to withstand rough usage even though theparts of the carriage are collap'sible. v

A. still further object resides in the particular construction andarrangement ot parts which are hereinafter described and claimed andshown" in the accompanying fflrawings. i p

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, oit' whichy Figure 1 is aperspective viewvr of the carriage with the parts in their operativeposition. v

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken therethrough( Fig. 3 isa longitudinal section taken through the carriage with the parts folded.

Fig. d is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a vertical, transverse section.

Fig. 6 is a partial, side elevation ofy the connection between the coverand the body portion.

Fig. 7 is a section taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

The form of the invention shown in the drawings is a preferred form,although it is understood that modifications in the construction andarrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used maybe adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention.

the wheel shafts 7. `there is adapted toV co-operate a latch or The formof the invention shown in the drawings comprises a body portion 1 which'is shown as having a shape somewhat rectangular and of Vtheproportionsto simulate a large suitcase. Along the lateral sides of this bodyportion are inner spaced walls 2 and 8 between which and the outer walls4f. and 5 are formed compartments which, as shown in Fig. 3, are adaptedto receive ,the wheels 6 when these are folded or collapsed therewithin.The wheels. in the usual manner, are mounted in pairs on shafts 7, andaround each sha'lt are disposed springs 8 which tend normally to holdthe shafts and the wheels in their downward operative position, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2. Each shaft is provided with a lug or extension such as9 which is disposed in one position or another in accordance with theposition or With each ot these lugs keeper' 10. These keepers 1() areconnected to a rod 11 operated from a handle or knob 12 at one end ofthe carriage. A spring 13 tends normally to keep the keepers in theirforward position. The forward -face otl each oi" the keepers or latchingmembers is tapered as shown at 14eand, as illustrated in Fig. 3, will bedisposed beneath the lug- 9 when the wheels are disposed within the bodycompartments and will be otherwise disposed with reference to the lugs 9when the wheels are in their lower and opera ive position. 1n otherwords, these keeper or latching members when forward will engage thelugs to hold the wheels either in their inoperative or operativepositions.

rIhere is provided a cover or canopy portion 15 which is pivotallyconnected as at 16 to a second cover section 17 normally disposed alongthe back or end surface of the body portion 1. rlhe sides of this secondsection 17 are in the form of slotted flange portions 18 in which thestem oii a thumb nut 19 lies and by which the flanges 1S are adjustedwith respect to the body portion at different levels so that the coveror canopy portion 15 can be adjusted at any height. When the adjustingnuts 19 are released and the flanges 18 are pulled up as tar they willgo, it will be observed that the two sections 15 and 17 can be disposedacross the top of the body portion to close the same and act together asan interior cover. The cover and body portion may be provided withlatehing members 20 and 21. to hold them togetherl when they areassociated as above mentioned.

A handle 22 is pivotally connected to side bars 23 andv 24, the ends ofthe side bars being adjnstably fastened by any suitable means, such `aseyes 25, and having two positions, in one position being supported bybrackets 26 and in the other position by brackets 2T, so that thecarriage may be pushed in either direction. When the parts -arecollapsed, the side bars can be removed and folded and placed Within thecarriage out of sight. To the side face of the body portion l l Vaffixla second handle portionV 28 l5 which When the parts are collapsedandthe carriage is closed may be gripped to carry the Whole unit like asuitcase.

lVhenever itis desired to collapse the parts from the position shown inFig. l, the knob 12 is pulled, which permits the Wheels to be movedinto` the body compartments and latched therein in the manner above de.-scribed. The handle 22 is: then disconnected from the body lportion andfolded up and 25 placed Within the body portion. The nuts 19 arereleased .andthe normallyrearwardly disposed Section of the coverportion is turned up to its fullest extent and then moved around itspivotal point to lie over the top of the body portion in conjunctionWith the canopy portion l5. lin this manner the lparts can be packed `orcollapsed sothat they are all deposed out `of sight Within the mainvbodyportion and the canopy functions as a tight cover. This Whole unit can,therefore, be picked up by the hand and carried a suitcase .and makes aneat, efficient unit.

What I clairnis:

l. A baby carriage Which comprises a .body portion having wheel-receivinpY compartments, Wheels associated with the body portion, meanstending to move the Wheels to their operative position, and a latchingmeans engaging the Wheels to hold them in their operative andinoperative positions.

2. A baby carriage which comprises a sec- 4body portion when thesections are not serving; as a cover for the body portion.

3. A baby carriage which comprises a sectional cover to be disposed overthe top of the carriage, one of said sections servingas a canopy,another of said sectionsbeingnormally disposed along one end of the bodyportion When the sections are not serving as a cover for the bodyportion, and means for adjustably fastening the sections in any desiredposition with respect to the body portion. i

Ll-. A baby carriage which comprises a body portion, a cover sectionnormally and adjusta-bly disposed along one end thereof, a canopysection pivoted'to the cover section and normally disposed above thebody portion a canopy, and means permitting the movement lof bothsec-tions to lie flat over the top ofthe body portion as a cover.

5. A baby carriage which comprises a body portion havingwheel-receivingv compartments, Wheels associated With the body portion,shafts on Which said Wheels are. mounted, resilient means connected tothe shafts tending to move the Wheels to their operative position, lugson the shafts, and a movable latchin` member engaging with each lng4 tohold-it in its operative and inoperative positions.

6. A baby carriage which comprises ra body portion havingWheel-receiving compartments, Wheels associated with the body portion,shafts on which said Wheels are mounted, resilient means connected tothe shafts tendingto move the Wheels to their operative position-v lugson the shafts, a movable latching' member engaging with Veach lug tohold it in its operative and inoperative positions. and means tending toforce the latching member into a position engaging With its respectivelug. V Y

FRANK PASCHOAL.

